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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1941)
WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK I I By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Feature*—WNU Service.) NEW YORK —Robert A. Lovett. New York banker and World war flying ace. gets the news spot light r.s a possible aviation pro duction cz8r, Young Financiers after two Are Spinning Our months’ serv Defense Wheels lce wijh war depart ment in which he has shown ex traordinary capacity for slashing red tape and getting things done. His father, Judge Robert S. Lovett, was head of the war industries board in the World war. When he was summoned by the war department, Mr. Lovett withdrew from the New York banking Arm of Brown Brothers, Harritnan and Co. A few months earlier, the also comparatively young James V. Forrestal, Mr. Lovett’s friend, and bracketed with him among the up-and coming young Ananclers, left the presidency of Dillon, Reed and Co. to become undersecretary of the navy. Years before, their Wall Street running mate, Aver ill llarriman, had moved Into the Washington picture and just now appears to be pegged as the liaison between British and American business in the hastening crisis. There is a complaint from the bankers themselves that bank money is on the sidelines in the de fense crisis, if that’s what it is, but at any rate the bankers are in the line-up, particularly the younger set, serving the army, the navy and the department of state, as above and in many other in stances. They let by-gones be by-gones. Mr. Harriman was an early convert to the New Deal, while Mr. Lovett dead-set ggainstit. But that’s all Water under the bridge. Mr. Lovett and Mr. Harriman ' are both small town bays, the farmer from ntl'tyulq ; Texas, and the latter from Beacon, N. j J, Mi;. Lovett, rather slight In ■tatura, good-looking, an easy- * going, tactful executive, was ' graduated from Yale In 1918 and pui^lucd postgraduate bublneAs studies at Ilnrvard in 1^29 and 1921. Then he took over where his father left off in running the { Union Pacific, the Oregon Short Line, the Oregon-Washington and the St. Joseph and Grand Island railways, picking up a few important industrial direc torates on the side and keeping everything moving nicely. The Wall Street battalions ol youth provide evidence of the many tributaries of specialized skill and experience feeding into democratic defense effort. A LCHEMY brought oq chemistry; ** astrology led to astronomy and now the forked hazel ' twig to "dowse" ground leads to the discov ery by one of Orchids Not Gold the world’s | Diggers, hut the rai)l* distin H or set ail Finds It *ldshed ge.0' ph y s i cists that the horsetail plant of the mead- j ows locates gold, and perhaps stores up a bit for all comers. Dr. Hans T. F. Lundberg of To ronto ia the scientist, he is a widely flained mining engineer of Sweetish birth and education. Experimenting with various means of locating met, 4ls deep in the earth, he worked through Sweden, NorWay, Finland1, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Canada and the United States. His success with "electrical prospecting" methods whs sufficient to gain for him the gold medal of the Swedish Engineering academy in 1925. and to locate 14 profitable mlnei. But he needed a niore accu rate method and kept oo the tail of the horsetail. The more gold in the ground, the more in the horsetail, with even infinitesimal quantities to be detected by the spectroscope. Dr. Lundberg calls it the "geo botanical method." Further more, suburbanites may get in on the profits, even If they don’t find a gold mine. A ton of horse tail, Dr. Lundberg figures, would yield 4H ounces of gold worth $157.50 at current gold prices. This back-lo-the-land movement may came off yet. Dr. Lundberg was born in Malmo, Sweden, in 1893. He was graduat ed from the Royal Institute of Tech nology at Stockholm and later was a professor there He came to Brooklyn in 1923, and formed the Geophysical Exploration Limited, which, exploring many countries, took over where the Willow-Wythe left off. He is highly certified in his profession and a member of mariy scientific societies. Ipcidentally, miners always look for iron wherever they find orchids. One would think they would be the gold-diggers. Plaids Bold, Colorful, Striking In Spring Coats, Capes, Jackets By CHERIE NICHOLAS A LL signs point to a riot of hand some plaids in the spring style parade. When you choose your plaid for a new coat, cape, jacket, dress or separate skirt, fashion asks you to throw all caution to the wind. New plaids are big and bold, brazen and color-mad, for fashion is in a mood for drama in plaids this spring. However/ thera js another side to the plaid story wnlch has to do with conserVayH j£|lfc.id4 Ithgt at;4 in pas tel colors so subtle, so winsome that you win nrreryffurseTf yielding to their enchantment st very Hot glance. Which all goes to show jib the n4W‘'Spring cdUfetftions tl4a# there's a plaid for every time, plat* and occasion and for every individ uality. ii Notwithstanding the color furor* y»»t is gofcg or*,there ^ much en thusiasm for btock;and wh^ wot# plaids. They are Very'new and vcr* good-looking and have a unique styl# all their own. The plaid costumps pictured typi fy the new trends. Tfaete stunning models \y^re selected from among hundrods at a recent preview dra matical presented in a pageantry of fashion by the Style Creators of Chicago, an event that illustrated new achievement, ne\y triyni|phs for American designers. Conveying the message that plaids are stylish this season, we illustrate three distinct types herewith—the long coat, the dramatic cape of which you < will see an enpg^M-, proc^spiort ;thig spring, and tlx over favorite softly th |»i world of fashion by storm. The wearing of a plaid cape over a smartly tailored jacket suit Is very practical to wear during the fickle weather of early spring days. As an ideal ensemble for later on, you will be topping your crepe and print frocks with a cape in one of the pretty springtime colors. Note the smartly caped lady of fashion In the picture, who wears over a frock ol gold hued crepe a $u!l| length wool plaid cape, straight lined according to latest, silhouette trends. One of the new and very smart gestures of. fashion is. to .top your tailored sujt with a coftt pf Wool plaid. Provided with such a chic putfit as! the sailor-hatted young modefrn in the picture is wearing, fou w^l be ready ta grt^t spring in fitting' regalia. FurmerhTore, if you own a sleek tailored plaid surcoat, smartly straightened and pocketed as the one worn by the model il lustrated, it will prove a perfect treasure later on as a wrap to wear over various prints or plain frocks. Note the good-looking plaid-jacket costume centered in the group. Here you see a very advance model in the new longer length. The bias cut of the plaid adds to its charm. You will love the hary green gold and gray tones in this plaid. Worn with a sheer dress that features an all around pleated skirt, this jacket will take you places in high stylte. More plaid! Here’s the latest—hat and enormous underarm bag of vivid plaid to add color glory to your new ensemble. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) All-In-One ,Sleevesj l([i TP * ^ l 1 L 4 k. V .1 1 Ulll.. I . I There are important changes go ing on in sleeve styling. The ntw movement' toward an altyn-ohe sleeve and bodice or sleeve a hid yoke is very obvidus this season. I You See it hi thfe Chinese' Wtfueqqe this season and, in smart dolmhji sleeves. In this picture’, the sleejv^ O^Umds seamless at (shoylders frcjm th^ yoke section. The Russiamstyty'd , blouse underneath is ol white linen, | and the akirt repeats the slight hart I of It* own peptum. I Fashions Reveal Hawaii Influence New fashion trends used to come 3,000 miles east from Paris. This season important fashion influent* Comes to us 6,000 miles out of thj^ west. At the moment it is Hawaji that is interesting front-page fash ion end social news. Just as the Rhumba and the Conga have swept America, so will the Hula, the native sacred Hawaiian dance, one of the most beautiful dances in the wortd w4ietK ft is danced and interpreted corr‘actty*xsO declares Dr. Gftdys, fust returned from a year’s research in Hawaii. In their current resort collections the best stores throughout the coun try are making a feature of Hawaii an-inspired fashions. Dresses olL Hawaiian prints by Tina Leser, well known designer versed in Hawaii tore, are especially a forerunner of costumes that win take lead ln the spring style parade. The collection includes such interesting themes as a day dress of a flowery new lei print, also a charming Lauai fern print is shown. Unique and very at tractive are undersea Ash patterns, a novel pineapple print, also fluted clam-shell motifs and the sensation al Sarongs are greatly admired. Tiny Botvs Decorate M'Lady's Spring Shoes There is no type shoe so univer sally flattering to the foot than a neat-fltting shapely pump. This year pumps are decorated with bows of every description. You can tune your pump to almost any occa sion via its bow. For the tailored street look, • th.» bow is of patent cr 'the heather tlnr' fashions the shoe. Ribboo gcpcgrain bows are on the dressier types ot shoes. Bows of perforated leather are very d^cora\ive, ^or dressiest wear airc bows khleh ire made of sequin or rhinestones. i CJma £utt WaUoh (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) A Yankee Captures Derna General Wavell of the wnuih army marched along the coast of northern Africa in his campaign against II Duce’s Italians, he was following in the footsteps of a bold Connecticut Yankee who was making the same march 136 years ago. William Eaton was his name and although his heroic exploit has been all-but-forgotten by his fellow Americans, Wavell’s capture of the town of Derna has brought Eaton’s name into prominence again. In 1804 Eaton went to Tripoli as the American naval agent to the Barbary states. For years the Bar bary pirates had been preying upon the commerce of Europe and when American shipping became world wide, the United States as well as other seagoing nations were forced to pay tribute to the pirates. Finally tiring of these appeasement efforts, the new republic persuaded the ba sha of Tripoli to sign a treaty for "peace without ransom.” A Deposed Ruler. But the Tripolitan ruler did not kerp the agreement and was soon demanding tribute again. When his demand Vas^ refined, he declared war and American warships block aded the harbor of Tripoli. The pasha, Jussuf Caramilli, had gained the throne by d^posin'g his brother, Hamet. When Eaton learned that Hamet had taken refuge in Egypt, he sought him out there and, with the sanction of the American gov ernment, offergdt to help hjm re gain his throne. In the early part of 1805 Eaton assembled a force of about 400 men at Alexandria, Egypt. It included six American marines and a sergeant from the warship Argus; Lieut. P. N. O’Bannon, Midshipman P. P. Peck, a troop of Arab horsemen led by two sheiks, Pasha Hamet’s personal escort of 90 men; 38 Greek mercenaries with their, two officers; 25 Ethiopian cannoneers with one brass cannon and an Englishman named Farquhard who apparently went along just for the fun of being in on a good scrap. Eaton arranged for the co-opera tion of the American naval squad ron in the Mediterranean and on March 8. 1805, with his motley Briny set out on the 600-mile march across the Libyan desert towards De»ne fas the name was then spelled). Almost from the start Ea ton, had trouble with Hamet and when the pasha wasn’t threatening to quit the expedition, the Arab Bheiks were threatening to mutiny. Using both threats and bribery, Ea ton! managed to keep his force to gether and after a weary journey of five w’eeks he arrived on April 15 at the Bay of Bomba, into which the two American warships, Argus and Hfrnet, commanded by Isaac Hull, sailed the next day. After a week’s rest there, the ex pedition set outs for Derne and on £p'rtl 20 arrived before that forti fied town which was garrisoned with 800 men. Eaton sent an ultimatum to the governor of Derne to sur render and received the reply of “My head or yours!” The next day the ATgus, the HornCtand the Nauti lus arrived in the harbor of Derne and under cover of a heavy bom bardment landed a force of marines. Then Eaton organized a charge of his. forces and to the credit of the mercenaries it must be said that they fought bravely beside the Americans and swept through the breaches made in the walls of the towrv by the warships. Eaton was slightly wounded in the battle but by late In the afternoon the Stars and Stripes floated over Derne—the first time they had ever been raised over a fortress on that side of the At lantic. • • • A Foe of Appeasement. Eaton was born in Connecticut in 1764. At the age of 16 he enlisted in the Continental army and served until it was disbanded in 1783. After graduating from Dartmouth, he was made clerk of the house of dele gates and served there until 1797 ; when fte Was appointed consjjl at Tu : nis. rlis .experience with the bey of Tunis soon convinced him that onty armed force coqld make tl^e 1 Barbary pirates respect American ; right. This belief was responsible ; for the expedition against Deme. I WATER NEEDED BY DAIRY COWS Plentiful Supply Increases Milk Production. By H. R. SEARLES (Extension Dairymen at University farm, St. Paul.) Dairy cows sometimes fail in milk production because the herdsman skimps on the least expensive of all the milk-making materials. Plenty of water is absolutely necessary if a cow is to produce up to her natural ability. The best possible feed ra tion will not get results if watering is irregular and limited. Water is doubly important be cause the dairy cow needs it for feed utilization as well as for the milk which is itself about 87 per cent water. Water is the carrier by which nutrients and wastes are transported in the body; it keeps body cells in good shape to carry out their work; it helps break down feeds for use; it controls the body temperature. A shortage of water results immediately in lower milk production. Heavy milking cows are affected even more than light pro ducers. Cows on dry feed need correspond ingly more water than those on suc culent feed such as green grass or silage. On the other hand it has been shown that the cow is not par ticular how she gets her water. If plenty of water is available to drink, the animal will do as well on dry feed as on feed which carries mois ture. The U. S. department of agricul ture reports that drinking cups in the barn result in definite increases in milk production. With water at hand at all times the cow will drink about 10 times a day. Declining Soil Fertility Causes Drouth, Flood “We don’t have weather like we once had,’’ is a trite saying which is unsupported by any scientific evi dence. But the experience of recent ye^rs has shown that the effects of iweather are worse than they once were, according to Dr. William A. Albrecht of the department of soils. University of Missouri. All because we have neglected our soil. | Drouths are more disastrous than formerly because the eroded and shallower surface soils can’t take and hold the rainfall, he explains. More of the precipitation runs off iand less is stored in the deeper soil zones to be drawn on in drouthy periods. Studies at the Missouri agricul tural experiment station during drouth years revealed that the earth three feet below the surface of tilled, eroded or shallow soils was com pletely dry and slow in moisture re covery. But earth three feet under sods or deep surface soils showed good evidences of moisture. Recov ery was rapid and the moisture moved down into the deeper levels as storage water. Man alone can help counteract the results of his carelessness. Dr. Al brecht added. The remedy lies in an intelligent, never-ending program of soil conservation. It lies in put ting back into the soil the valuable plant nutrients—nitrogen, phosphor us and potash — that have been drained away by constant cropping. It means raising and maintaining the total fertility level of the soil rather than trying to spur the growth of a single crop. Growing Spinach Seed May Be Profitable An expected spinach seed short age for next year is causing many farmers to consider growing the seed for sale. Spinach seed is not difficult to grow if weather conditions are fa vorable, according to C. H. Niss ley, of New Jersey college of ag riculture, Rutgers university. Seed should be obtained either from wintered-over spinach or from very early plants. The seed should be matured before mid summer, he added. Nissley explains that because the seed develops at different times, it is advisable to harvest plants when the first ripened seed begins to shatter. Then the plants should be cut, tied in bundles and stacked, or they may be cut, gath ered and placed on large can vases protected from rains to dry before being threshed. An average acre yield of spin ach seed is 500 pounds, but yields of 1,000 pounds per acre are not uncommon. . .— Baby Chicks Buttermilk or sour skim milk are the best feeds for chicks when they are first placed under the canopy, advise poultry specialists of the North Carolina State colege. The baby chicks should also have access to dry oaash and water. Another good feed is cooked infertile eggs left over from the Arst candling. Grain feed may be given after the first seven to ten days. It is very essential that plenty ol mash hopper space be supplied. —" ‘ ------ ■ Pattern No. Z9202. POUR enticing designs—the love ^ liest of the year—are these for pillow slip embroidery. A refresh ing iris motif, the appealing bird pair, a butterfly and flower ar rangement, and the cross stitch basket of pansies will find favor. • • • As Z9202, 15c, you receive an easy-to stamp transfer of all four designs—and, you may stamp this transfer more than once. Send order to: # _ k AUNT MARTHA Box 166-W Kansas City, Mo. Enclose 15 cents for each pattern desired. Pattern No. Name . Address . Seeking Truth If you seek truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found truth, you need not fear being defeated.—Epictetus. You can see and taste the difference in Califor nia Navel Oranges—natural golden color,more vitamins and minerals—“extras” from all year sunshine, fertile soils and scientific care. Richer, golden juice with more vitamins and minerals in every glass! Seedless, tender slices and sections for salads and desserts! 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